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    Contractors have started site works in George St, Dunedin, for the long-awaited memorial...

    Work starts on Baxter memorial

    Steps are being broken up and soil dug up, retaining walls will be built and concrete slabs installed, but the result of the disruption should be peaceful.

    Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire

    Cr Vandervis: "[The written apology] should have been the end of it, but an opportunity was then...

    ‘Lee being Lee’ — Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire from councillors

    "Beware the mongrel Mayor" and other disparaging comments about his colleagues may not land Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis in hot water.

    Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’

    Associate Prof Janice Lord with vials of corpse plant pollen frozen at -80degC at the University...

    Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’

    Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and the University of Otago botany department’s Associate Prof Janice Lord are part of international moves to save the rare corpse plant.

    Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline

    PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

    Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline

    A section of damaged pipes which caused flooding of businesses in Leith St, Dunedin, on Monday has been replaced.

    Returning student happy with coffee and company

    US-born doctoral student Hannah Mello and her Labrador-cattle dog cross Quercus are reunited in...

    Returning student happy with coffee and company

    A US international student, returning at last to Dunedin, is unlikely to forget the taste of her first cup of coffee after release from two weeks in managed isolation.

    Housing plans may fall short

    Just Build It owner Sacha Gray says rule changes could make a positive difference in enabling...

    Housing plans may fall short

    Property developers say changing planning rules so more than 2500 homes can be built in Dunedin is desperately needed, but they sense a gap between the vision and reality.

    Project on a firm footing

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Project on a firm footing

    McMillian Drilling senior driller Brian McMahon carries a sample extracted from the site of the Dowling St car park, where the new Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) building will be constructed.

    Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought

    Faulty, incorrectly attached, expired and damaged car seats were some of the issues found by car...

    Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought

    A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin on Tuesday.

    Study of NZ links to Ireland

    Prof Sonja Tiernan, co-director of the University of Otago Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies....

    Study of NZ links to Ireland

    A national study, compiled by a Dunedin academic, shows many strong historical and cultural links between New Zealand and Ireland.

    Repeat flooding disheartens business owners

    Harrow St buildings are sandbagged after a water main in Leith St burst yesterday. PHOTOS:...

    Repeat flooding disheartens business owners

    Two floods in the space of a month have frustrated Dunedin businesses.

    Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in

    Photo: File

    Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in

    A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin yesterday.

    Aurora changes ‘vague’

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Aurora changes ‘vague’

    Aurora Energy has announced Dunedin customers will pay for a larger share of costs as price rises loom, but the company has been criticised for being vague.

    Majority of SDHB elective surgery restarts

    Specialist services executive director Patrick Ng. Photo: ODT files

    Majority of SDHB elective surgery restarts

    Most elective surgery has resumed at the Southern District Health Board’s main hospitals, but some restrictions remain for orthopaedic surgery.

    New sports turf good for school and neighbours

    Columba College principal Pauline Duthie stands on the construction site of the school’s new $150...

    New sports turf good for school and neighbours

    Running, jumping, skipping, hockey and probably futsal — but definitely not cricket.

    'Devastated' by former colleague's crash death

    The ute was towing a caravan when it rolled near Omarama. Photo: Kayla Hodge

    'Devastated' by former colleague's crash death

    A Dunedin man killed in a crash near Omarama last week has been remembered as a "kind and caring" colleague.

    Inspiring women spur artist

    Dunedin artist Kezia Field paints Russian nesting dolls with images of inspirational women to...

    Inspiring women spur artist

    A Dunedin artist has painted portraits of influential women on Russian nesting dolls, soon to be auctioned for charity.

    Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru

    Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru

    Dunedin will hit the silver screen as the location for a new production billed as a modern day fairy tale.

    Work required to repair road after rain

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Work required to repair road after rain

    Heavy rain has caused scouring and debris to build up on George King Memorial Dr, near Lee Stream.

    Sea lion brings traffic to halt

    Sea lion brings traffic to halt

    A large sea lion brought traffic to a halt near Dunedin yesterday after it took a seat in the middle of the road.

    Students get paid to destroy classroom

    New Dunedin Hospital build staff involved in a new course in demolition, alongside a 20-tonne...

    Students get paid to destroy classroom

    There are few training courses where students are allowed to destroy their classroom.
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